HEX Color #8A0F00 (Darkred)

About #8A0F00

The precise color #8A0F00 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Darkred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 138 red, 15 green, and 0 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 89% M, 100% Y, and 46% K. The HSL representation is 6.5° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 27.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A0F00

RGB138, 15, 0

HSL6.5°, 100.0%, 27.1%

CMYK0%, 89%, 100%, 46%

HSV6.5°, 100.0%, 54.1%

LAB28.8, 48.1, 41.8

XYZ10.7, 5.7, 0.5

Decimal9047808

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#8A0F00 #007A8A

Analogous

#8A0035 #8A5400

Triadic

#008A0F #0F008A

Tetradic

#358A00 #007A8A #54008A

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#8A0F00

#97291C

#A44438

#B15F55

#BE7971

#CB948D

#D8AFAA

#E5C9C6

#F2E4E2

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#8A0F00

#7A0D00

#6B0B00

#5C0A00

#4C0800

#3D0600

#2E0500

#1E0300

#0F0100

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

9.77:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.15:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

9.34:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

1.83:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A0F00; }

.text-color { color: #8A0F00; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A0F00; }

Similar Colors

Darkred

#8B0000